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An Ohio sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy at a court appearance Wednesday during an altercation involving the teen and family members, officials said.

Joseph Haynes, 16, was struck by a single shot in a courtroom at a Franklin County courthouse in Columbus where he was appearing for a hearing involving a charge of menacing with a firearm, said Franklin County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Rick Minerd.

"At some point as the hearing was concluding there was an altercation that ensued involving the deputy and some of the family members," Minerd said, according to NBC affiliate WCMH.